Throughout the 17th-century Golden Age, Amsterdam was the world’s leading financial center and diamond capital, a polyglot culture of cosmopolitan merchants who transformed their city into a vibrant hub of arts and science—which is what’s happening anew in the 21st century: Amsterdam’s Golden Age Redux. … Read More
Flanked by the Mediterranean and surrounded by mountains, Roussillon is a region blanketed by vineyards, which produce two dozen different grape varieties, each distinguished by Roussillon’s distinctive patchwork terroir. … Read More
During a nine-day tasting odyssey through the Wines of Garnacha region, we sampled more than 270 wines—and, in all honesty, it would be a pleasure to serve the majority of them in my own home. The eight wines listed below are but a short list of the many for which I would happily have checked my luggage. … Read More
Notable for its spectacular 17th-century Basilica del Pilar, Zaragoza is equally celebrated as the heart of Garnacha, one of the oldest wine grapes of the world, a grape that reflects its terroir for a broad range of aromas and flavors—and pairs perfectly with the full range of Mediterranean gastronomy. … Read More
Founded by a family raised in a float house with no electricity and accessible only by floatplane or helicopter, Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia has evolved into one of North America’s premier wilderness lodges. … Read More
Situated at the southern tip of Vancouver Island in the Salish Sea, the British Columbia capital city of Victoria is equidistant from Seattle and Vancouver, making it as alluring for Americans as Canadians, the majority of whom succumb to the “Garden City’s” civilized charms such as the fabled Afternoon Tea at The Empress. … Read More
In recent years, RIchmond, Virginia has become a beacon of enlightenment, notable for its LGBTQ outreach alongside a culinary rebirth that includes Chef David Shannon’s award-winning gastronomic wonderland L’Opossum. … Read More
Some years ago, whenever you wanted Indian cuisine in Manhattan, you headed to East Sixth Street in the East Village where a block-long colony of Indian restaurants between First and Second Avenues was widely known as Curry Row. Perhaps it … Read More
